Top 10 best movies directed by Richard Linklater

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 10 best movies directed by Richard Linklater

Looking for the best movies of director Richard Linklater? This is a list of the best 10 movies of director Richard Linklater and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 10 best movies directed by Richard Linklater

1	Before Sunrise (1995) Drama, Romance 105 minutes	3,70(1.669) 2
2	Before Sunset (2004) Drama, Romance 80 minutes	3,63(1.408) 3
3	Boyhood (2014) Drama 165 minutes	3,62(1.731) 3
4	Nouvelle Vague (2025) Comedy 105 minutes	3,53(54) 3
5	Before Midnight (2013) Drama, Romance 109 minutes	3,48(784) 3

6	Tape (2001) Drama 86 minutes	3,42(274) 3
7	Dazed and Confused (1993) Comedy, Drama 102 minutes	3,40(761) 2
8	Waking Life (2001) Drama, Animation 99 minutes	3,36(284) 3
9	SubUrbia (1996) Comedy, Drama 121 minutes	3,33(63)
10	Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood (2022) Animation, Adventure 98 minutes	3,28(85) 3